Creamy Potatoes & Peas

I loved these creamy potatoes & peas as a side dish when we were growing up. Of course it tastes best with fresh, garden peas (you will want to blanch them first) but frozen peas work fine too. This is a great dish to serve with chicken, pork, steak.. pretty much anything! Many people make these with heavy cream or half-and half to make them extra creamy but I like to use skim milk– I honestly can’t taste that much of a difference but I know the calorie difference is huge. This is so great for kids of ALL ages. It is easy to mash up if you have a kid that prefers mashed potatoes or for babies (my 10-month old LOVES this stuff). It is a great alternative to your typical baked-potato side dish. It is easy to adjust the recipe for crowds if you are needing a side dish for a potluck… plus it is really cheap to make!

I grew up eating this exact recipe and have never changed a thing. If I’m hungry for comfort food this or my mom’s homemade mac n cheese made with velvetta cheese. I have 4 grandkids they al LOVE the mac n cheese but the 2 youngest ones LOVE the creamed peas and potatoes. That’s what they ask for on their birthdays

You could make it ahead of time, refrigerate it, and reheat on the stove or in the microwave. I would be concerned about leaving at room temperature for too long because the milk will spoil and you don’t want anyone getting sick. Good question! Thank you!

I plan on each person eating the equivalent of one potato. So if I’m using a medium to large red potato, I’ll use six in the recipe to serve six people. If the red potatoes I’m using are small, I use plan on two per person. I hope this helps. Thank you for asking!